Matteo Oriani, BACP

Matteo Oriani is a UK-licensed therapist and a member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy). He offers both short-term and long-term therapy in English and Italian, tailoring each course of work to the needs and goals of the person he is supporting.

Matteo works with a wide range of concerns, with particular experience in anxiety, worry and overthinking, where symptoms can include panic, insomnia and compulsive patterns. He supports people with ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence, helping clients manage attention differences in daily life and turn those traits into strengths. Relationship and family issues are a key focus - he helps people address jealousy, anger, boundary-setting and the challenges of intimacy.

Self-esteem, career and life transitions are central themes in his practice, including support through redundancy, divorce and other major changes. Matteo also works with stress and burnout, grief, addiction and trauma, and he offers targeted support for men who prefer to work with a male therapist to explore roles, sexuality and friendships. Additional areas of work include abandonment, attachment and control issues, impulsivity, isolation, immigration concerns and questions about life purpose.

His clinical work draws on an integration of Psychosynthesis, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Person-Centred, Gestalt and Existential approaches. He also uses image-based techniques inspired by Jungian ideas, such as guided imagery and drawing, and incorporates mindfulness practices when appropriate. Before training as a therapist, Matteo spent more than ten years in the financial and sustainability sectors across the UK, Italy and East Africa, where he held leadership and mentoring roles.

Approaches for Online Support and Personal Growth

Matteo commonly uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help people identify and reframe unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns; CBT is practical and often supports work on anxiety, low mood, and stress. He also integrates psychosynthesis, a growth-oriented approach that explores personal meaning, inner resources and identity to support life transitions and self‑development. In addition, mindfulness techniques are offered to build present-moment awareness and improve the management of stress, rumination and emotional reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Matteo treats this as a collaborative process. He will work with each person to understand their needs, goals and preferences and adapt techniques over time so that therapy feels relevant and effective for them.

Online therapy with Matteo is available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time and enable ongoing support for clients who live abroad or have changing availability. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver structured therapeutic work while remaining responsive to each client’s circumstances.